Bang & Olufsen launches its first wireless earbuds

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Bang & Olufsen enters the TWS space with the Beoplay EQ. These premium compact earbuds come in at CAD 529 and will be available next month on August 19. The Beoplay EQ comes with six built-in mics to help with its adaptive active noise cancellation and your listening and calling experiences. Tuned by B&O's engineers, the Beoplay EQ come equipped with a 6.88mm electro-dynamic driver and Bluetooth 5.2 support.

These buds offer a total of 20 hours of battery life. The buds can with 6.5 hours with ANC on or 7.5 hours without ANC enabled. They're made of premium materials like anodized aluminum and IP54 dust- and sweat-resistant textured housing, while the aluminum charging case has a rubber-coated base. The charging case also supports Qi wireless charging.

Nothing launches ear (1) TWS earbuds

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Nothing, a consumer tech startup from OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has just unveiled its first product, the Ear (1) true wireless earbuds. In a statement, Pei calls these TWS buds will "[set] the tone for our connected digital world to come." He has previously talked about plans to build an ecosystem of devices, so expect to see different products from the brand.

The Ear (1)'s are distinctive with their transparent plastic design. You get a glimpse of their internal circuitry, and each bud has a colour-coded circle (red or white) to indicate the corresponding ear. Even the Qi-compatible charging case is transparent so that you can see the buds through it. The buds themselves are IPX4 water-resistant so that they can withstand some sweat and light splashes.

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'Halo Infinite' multiplayer beta test kicks off on July 29

Microsoft is hosting a short Halo Infinite multiplayer technical preview starting today, July 29, until Sunday, August 1. It's the first of many technical previews for the game, as Microsoft prepares to launch this free multiplayer game mode later this year.

This first preview includes testing gameplay against AI bots, with a bot arena that lets 343 Industries "gather feedback on Bot behaviour and online performance." This arena has a slayer mode across three maps and different challenges throughout the weekend.

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Pinterest now offers paid partnership tools

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Pinterest is making it easier for creators to build their business and earn through sponsored content. The app introduces new paid partnership tools, allowing you to disclose any paid content on your Idea Pins. Brands can quickly approve the tag as well, so these will get a "Paid Partnership" label when done.

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